Role of the Prefrontal Cortex in Weight Gain During Times of Food Insecurity

On the 75th Anniversary of NIDDK, this Early-Stage Investigator symposium recognizes the creativity and scientific contributions of our next generation of researchers. Each speaker is early in their career and funded by NIDDK/NIH. The focus of the symposium is “Thinking Outside the Box to Cure Diabetes in the 21st Century”. Each speaker will address conceptually and/or methodologically innovative research that questions existing paradigms and/or explores under-studied areas in diabetes research.

<b>Bringing multi-omics data back to the bench: toward new target discovery in cardiometabolic disease</b>

Mark Benson, M.D.,Ph.D.

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Role of the Prefrontal Cortex in Weight Gain During Times of Food Insecurity

Rachel A Ross, MD, PhD

Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Pancreatic Pericytes and Role in Blood Flow and Paracrine Signaling

Joana Almaca, PhD

University of Miami

Chair

Amelia Linnemann, PhD

Indiana University School of Medicine

Cilia Function in Islets

Jing Hughes, MD PhD

Washington University School of Medicine